St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-04-25
IT WAS ALL A JOKE.
Con gresham Springer Says he is Not and
Has Not Been Candidate for
Vice President,
And Hints That the Reporter Who Said
He Was is Several Removes Prom
Gentleman.
He Thinks the Democrats VIII ame
Cleveland for President and
Elect Him.
Blaine the Republican Dictator, bat
Allison Likely to be the Party's
Candidate.

Special TO the Glope.
WASHINGTON, April 24.-Hon. William
M. Springer, of Illinois, denies that he is a
vice presidential candidate. Referring to
recent interview had with him by local
reporter here, he said:
jokin9ly referred to myself as DEM
ocrat, when he asked ME if there was any
good vice presidential timber in Illinois, r
said, ''Well, l live in Illinois and am Dem
ocrat, never supposing that he would make
turn upon that. l usually presume that
when reporter undertakes TO get my views,
and l am inclined to accommodate him he
Will act the gentleman and make use of what
say in genteel manner. I have been in
politics long while, but am becoming more
and more convinced that it is necessary to be
careful and guarded with newspaper men,
NtoSt OF them are Intelligent men and gentle.
men. But occasionally one runs across
fellow who uses his acquaintanceS merely for
what amusement he can get out of them and
for the SPACE he can fill in his paper. Such
rascals have made Gen. Sherman chronic
hater of reporters. The old soldier will never
allow newspaper man TO talk with him. He
hates the entire craft because of the treat
| ment he mas received from few.
but you are candidate for the vice pres
| idency, amt your
mo, sir, am not. am candidate for
the good will of the people who have elected
and reelected me to congress for the past
six years. l have no ambition for anything
| else.''
.'Who will be the candidate Of the Demo-
cratic party for the presidency"
"There is only one man in the field His
| name is Cleveland, and he will be re-nomi-
| mated and reelected without doubt He is
able aud popular. The common people like
him better than the politicians do, and the
! people rule
.Will Cleveland get the support of the New
6alapatiOO N thp
| pols?'
"There can be no doubt of that There is
| only one man who could be q candidate and
divide the New York delegation with him.
and that man is David B. Hill, one Of Cleve-
| land strongest friends and supporters. He
will work for the denomination and for the
| reelection of Mr.. Cleveland. He is sincere
and earnest in the matter, and you will find
| in less than year that am telling you the
exact status Of affairS.''
will Cleveland be knitted in New York
| City, as George William Curtis predicts?"
| mo. Not unless Mr.. Curtis and his follow
| ing shall do so. And, if they do. they viii be-
going back on all of their pretensions. and
| their influence would thereby be reduced to
minimum. The Democratic party always
| Mugwumps long enough to know whether
| they can be relied upon in close quarters or
not. We don't count on them. They are on
praying ground. and we hope they will hold
+, out faithful to the end.''
| "Who will be the second man on the
ticket?''
Villas, of Wisconsin, or Stevenson, of Hi.
nois. That's the way it looks now. But Gen.
| Black stands close to the fore for that pl ace,
and may get there, although I do not know
that he is candidate. He has never indi-
| Gated that he is but he is an exceedingly
| popular man. He is an ex-Union soldier, an
able man, a splendid official and would make
good man for the place."
'.Who will the Republicans nomi i1ate?''
THAT I don't know, and don't care. Cleve-
land can beat any man in tine Republican
party; especially Blaine"
"Who do you think they will nominated"
II guess, mind you only guess, that Blaine
will give the nomination to Allison, of Iowa.
| 1t belongs to Blaine. I generally feel that
| impression whenI meet leading Republican.
They all seem to concede that Blaine is their
dictator. If he has the giving of the nomina-
ton, and he probably has, it will be Allison,
whom Cleveland will beat